Xing kong 2011

Critics score:
55 / 100

Reviews provided by RottenTomatoes

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Jeannette Catsoulis, New York Times: Tom Shu-Yu Lin tackles death, divorce, loneliness and first love with the eye of a painter and the heart of a child. Read more

Tom Keogh, Seattle Times: A somewhat clunky family movie about childhood escapism, alternating a little too conveniently between the grim and the adorable. Read more

Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times: The cumulative effect is more that of a handsomely crafted museum piece than a moving, emotional journey. Read more

Anita Li, Toronto Star: A whimsical coming-of-age tale that takes a common theme - growing pains - and transforms it through exquisitely rendered CG effects and a heartfelt storyline. Read more

Andrew Schenker, Village Voice: [Lin] can't make up for the fact that the film wants to say more about the fragility of childhood than it's capable of communicating through its characters and their delicate, perpetually uncertain situations. Read more